Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 720B

Difficulty date
February 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 720B
Engine
Pwa JT3D1
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
#3 Engine
Part time
48,558 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB THE #3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE INCREASED SLIGHTLY ABOVE MAXIMUM. PREVIOUS POWER SETTING WERE RESTORED AND THE ENGINE PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NEAR NORMAL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND METAL IN THE N2 GEARBOX OIL STRAINER AND ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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